# L. Shenbagavalli vs The State of Tamilnadu, Rep.

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-06-25
Petitioner: L. Shenbagavalli
Respondent: The State of Tamilnadu, Rep.

[Official PDF on madras High Court website](https://mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/index.php/casestatus/viewpdf/2089107)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.06.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.765 of 2026 L.Shenbagavalli .. Petitioner / mother of the detenu Vs 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep By, The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli. .....Respondents Prayer :Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records pertaining to the detention order passed by the second respondent in H.S.(M) Confdl.No.59 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 08/07/2026 05:23:37 pm ) of 2025 dated 30.06.2025 and quash the same and to direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, namely, the petitioner's son, Sudalairaja @ Arjun, aged about 25 years, s/o. Lakshmana Pandian, now detained at the Central Prison, Palayamkottai before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Karthick For

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